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  1. Jira Data Center
  2. JRASERVER-26635

"Error importing data: java.lang.NullPointerException" when importing in JIRA

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      The steps to replicate the error :

      1. Export Back-up data from the production JIRA 4.4.3 and GreenHopper 5.7.4

      2. Import the data into Test instance with JIRA 4.4.3 and GreenHopper 5.7.4 then we run into the error below :

      2011-12-05 14:31:05,258 JiraImportTaskExecutionThread-1 INFO superadmin 848x1092x2 b654b 10.62.65.6 /secure/admin/XmlRestore.jspa [jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService] Importing data is 90% complete...
      2011-12-05 14:31:21,148 JiraImportTaskExecutionThread-1 INFO superadmin 848x1092x2 b654b 10.62.65.6 /secure/admin/XmlRestore.jspa [jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService] Finished storing Generic Values.
      2011-12-05 14:31:22,679 JiraImportTaskExecutionThread-1 ERROR superadmin 848x1092x2 b654b 10.62.65.6 /secure/admin/XmlRestore.jspa [jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService] Error importing data: java.lang.NullPointerException
      java.lang.NullPointerException
      	at com.atlassian.activeobjects.backup.ActiveObjectsForeignKeyCreator.create(ActiveObjectsForeignKeyCreator.java:51)
      	at com.atlassian.activeobjects.backup.ForeignKeyAroundImporter.after(ForeignKeyAroundImporter.java:29)
      	at com.atlassian.dbexporter.importer.AbstractImporter.importNode(AbstractImporter.java:53)
      	at com.atlassian.dbexporter.DbImporter.importData(DbImporter.java:73)
      	at com.atlassian.activeobjects.backup.ActiveObjectsBackup.restore(ActiveObjectsBackup.java:155)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService.restoreActiveObjects(DefaultDataImportService.java:347)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService.performImport(DefaultDataImportService.java:479)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService.doImport(DefaultDataImportService.java:209)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.setup.DataImportAsyncCommand.call(DataImportAsyncCommand.java:65)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.setup.DataImportAsyncCommand.call(DataImportAsyncCommand.java:28)
      	at com.atlassian.jira.task.ImportTaskManagerImpl$TaskCallableDecorator.call(ImportTaskManagerImpl.java:147)
      	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
      	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
      	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
      	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
      	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
      	at com.atlassian.multitenant.impl.DefaultMultiTenantManager.runForTenant(DefaultMultiTenantManager.java:61)
      	at com.atlassian.multitenant.juc.MultiTenantExecutors$WrappedRunnable.run(MultiTenantExecutors.java:160)
      	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
      	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
      	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
      2011-12-05 14:31:22,679 JiraImportTaskExecutionThread-1 INFO superadmin 848x1092x2 b654b 10.62.65.6 /secure/admin/XmlRestore.jspa [jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService] Importing data is 100% complete...
      2011-12-05 14:31:22,679 JiraImportTaskExecutionThread-1 INFO superadmin 848x1092x2 b654b 10.62.65.6 /secure/admin/XmlRestore.jspa [jira.bc.dataimport.DefaultDataImportService] JIRA Data Import has finished.
      

      Note : Test instance its connected to fresh database.
      JIRA used its 4.4.3 JIRA Standalone version.

      Workaround for this case
      • Create SQL dump.
      • Restore it in new database.
      • Connected it to JIRA 4.4.3

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              aabduljabar Abdullahi Abduljabar [Atlassian]
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